Fatsia

See also: fatsia

Translingual

Etymology

From an old transcription of Japanese 八 (hachi, “eight”) + -ia, in reference to its eight-lobed leaves.

Proper noun

Fatsia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araliaceae – the fatsias, evergreen shrubs from Japan and Taiwan.
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